Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, really do your sums before you consider the 2400 over the 3800. I don't print bigger than 13x19 either, although it is nice to have the ability to go bigger if I want to, occasionally. I agree that the 2400 will do equally well in output quality. The big difference is in the amount of ink that comes with the printer. With the much larger ctgs that come with the 3800 it is actually cheaper than the 2400 and the same amount of ink by quite a margin. Locally at least the amount of ink that comes with the 3800 is nearly 50% of the cost of the printer. Jayanand is talking about prices for the RIP that he uses of course. If you decide to get a new printer, you can use just the Epson software and/or Quadtone RIP (USD 50 I think) initially. Then you could decide if another (more expensive) RIP was warranted. I don't have any experience there. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ken Carney Sent: Friday, 13 June 2008 09:35 To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] question on paper profiling Thanks, Jayanand That is very interesting. Perhaps I should rethink a little. I don't print that large, and 13x19 is a good upper limit for me. Plus, it can't be that much of a pain to switch out the black cartridges. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jayanand Govindaraj > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:25 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] question on paper profiling > > Ken, > IP have offered me an upgrade from ver 6 to ver 7 for US$ 247.50 (from > Epson > 1290 to R2400) > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 6:21 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1@cox.net> wrote: > > > I would like to try to tap the intel of the LUG on this possibly OT > > question. I am thinking about buying an Epson 3800. Now I have an > Epson > > 2200 with ImagePrint 6.0, and an R1800 with custom profiles. I like > > ImagePrint, and I see IP 7 for the 3800 is $900. I have been looking at > > some hardware/software profiling solutions for not much more than that, > but > > have no experience with any of them. Do any of you have experience with > > paper profiling solutions in that price range? My thought is that with > my > > own profiling gear, I can create profiles for any printer/paper, for my > > printer as opposed to the printer the custom profile maker has. Any > > thoughts appreciated! > > > > Ken > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information